Silk Batting
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Silk Batting
Always lots of chat here on cotton, wool and poly battings. Also remember reading about bamboo. Has anyone used silk batting? I see where Hobbs makes it and CT carries it. Can anyone share their thoughts and experiences? Thanks and Happy St. Paddys Day.
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Silk batting is oh so wonderful to work with! it is a very luxurious fiber- soft, silky, beautiful drape ~ oh so Expensive. one of those battings if you are making a fabulous quilt that will be gently used, taken care of as if it's a treasure from ancient Egypt, it is well worth the expense. Dream Orient is a blend that is part silk- that one is a bit more *affordable* and still has those fabulous Silk features ~ a nice way to try out using silk without such a large investment.
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Silk batting is oh so wonderful to work with! it is a very luxurious fiber- soft, silky, beautiful drape ~ oh so Expensive. one of those battings if you are making a fabulous quilt that will be gently used, taken care of as if it's a treasure from ancient Egypt, it is well worth the expense. Dream Orient is a blend that is part silk- that one is a bit more *affordable* and still has those fabulous Silk features ~ a nice way to try out using silk without such a large investment.
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Silk is excellent for hand quilting. It was the favorite batting used by Roxanne McElroy, and she did only hand quilting. She passed around one of her quilts in a class, and it was indeed very soft and very luxurious. At the time she made quilts, silk batting was very expensive (the Hobbs was not available). I have heard that the Hobbs silk batting is fairly thin, so I wouldn't expect huge loft.
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